Table 1Baseline Characteristics of Patients by Intervention Group

VariablesFTF PM, No. (%)Online PM, No. (%)Textbook only, No. (%)Total No. (%)P value
n525251155
Male27 (52)31 (60)30 (59)88 (56.8).68
White24 (46)26 (50)24 (47)74 (47.7).92
Hispanic5 (10)5 (10)7 (14)17 (11.0).74
Age, y .64
 ≤4711 (21)18 (35)15 (29.41)44 (28.4).25
 47-5414 (27)10 (19)12 (23.53)36 (23.2).65
 54-6212 (23)15 (29)12 (23.53)39 (25.2).75
 >6215 (29)9 (17)12 (23.53)36 (23.2).38
Married16 (31)21 (40)21 (41)58 (37.4).48
Attended or completed college22 (42)30 (58)25 (49)77 (49.7).29
Employed13 (25)17 (33)16 (31)46 (29.7).66
Rural4 (8)7 (14)9 (18)20 (12.9).32
Modality of treatment .86
 Hemodialysis45 (86.5)43 (82.7)42 (82.4)130 (83.9).97
 Peritoneal dialysis4 (7.7)4 (7.7)4 (7.8)12 (7.7).99
 Transplanted3 (5.8)4 (7.7)5 (9.8)12 (7.7).76
 Medical management0 (0)1 (1.9)0 (0)1 (0.7).37

Abbreviations: FTF, face to face; PM, peer mentoring.

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